Volunteers Week: Celebrating Cadet Force Adult Volunteers

Our Volunteers Week special is a celebration of the incredible Cadet Force Adult Volunteers who give their time, energy and experience to support young people across the West Midlands. In this episode, we hear four inspiring conversations with CFAVs from across the region: a Head of A-Level Chemistry supporting the Combined Cadet Force in his school; a Royal Air Force Air Cadets officer who gained so much from Cadets herself that she returned as a volunteer and became Officer Commanding; a serving member of the Armed Forces working on nuclear submarines who still gives up weekends to support the Sea Cadets; and a long-serving RAF Air Cadets volunteer with more than two decades of dedicated service. Together, their stories show the extraordinary range, commitment and heart behind volunteering. From leadership and confidence-building to friendship, community and service, this episode shines a light on the people helping young people discover what they are capable of. Timestamps   0:07 - Introduction  2:30  - What does a Cadet Force Adult Volunteer do?  5:23 - Flight Lieutenant Saffron Ferrera, Officer Commanding, 888 Oldbury Squadron 14:42 - What is a Combined Cadet Force? 16:53 - Acting Lieutenant Connor Scott, Royal Navy Section Commander, The Phoenix Collegiate 28:36  - Lieutenant Commander Andy Rose, Executive Officer, TS Sutton Coldfield 34:33 - Diana Edwards, Wing Staff Officer, RAFAC Birmingham & Warwickshire Wing 44:00 - Reflections and close Links: wmrfca.org Cadets  Cadet Force Adult Volunteers  WMRFCA LinkedIn WMRFCA Instagram WMRFCA Facebook If you enjoy The West Midland RFCA Podcast, the best way to support the show is to subscribe and leave a review on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/the-west-midland-rfca-podcast/id1870819622  Hosted & produced by Tom Kwei Music by Alex Cottrell